Writing a report

1st Ramsden and Downham Scout Group Badge

Kit and Equipment	Map Skills
First Aid	Emergency Procedures
Route Plans	Menus and Cooking
The Report	The Presentation

What is a Report?

It is not as hard as it sounds! You should split the report into sections and divide the things that need writing between who is in your team.

HINT: decide who is writing each section right at the start of the project!

HINT: every time you do something, write it down! That means at the end of the project the report has already been written!

Section	Section Details	Length
1	Front Cover	1 page
2	Dates and Location of Expeditions	1 page
3	Introduction - what are you doing this badge for?	1 page
4	Personal details	1 page per person
5a	Training - Kit (individual kit) Rucksacks Sleeping Bags and Bed Rolls Hiking Boots Waterproofs Survival Bags and Blankets Maps and map cases Cameras First aid kits Emergency Ration Packs Training - Equipment (shared by team members) Tents Stoves Team First Aid Kits Unnecessary Items	4-5 pages in total. 1/2 page for each item. Include different choices and why you made them. Photos always help.
5b	Training - Navigation: Map and Compass skills Which maps to use? Why are maps important? What are grid references? What do Contour Lines tell us? What map symbols do you need? How do you measure map distances?	4-5 pages in total. About 1/2 page on each item.
5c	Training - Route plans What is a route plan? List of information that should go onto the front? List of information on the back? Describe why each piece of information is important? Who checks each route plan? Who needs a copy of the route plan?	4-5 pages in total Include examples of blank route plans Include examples of your route plans
5d	Training - Menus and Cooking What type of food is best to take on a hike? Give different options - price, taste, how easy they are to cook? What goes into a packed lunch? How many meals will you need to take? How will you cook them? What about energy, proteins, water, fat, vitamins, and how to make the food healthy? How long does it take to cook?	4-5 pages in total 1/2 page for each item. Include different choices and why you made them. Photos always help.
6	Meetings and Practices make a list of things you have learnt at Scouts. make a list of when you practised something at home.	1 page per person. (You can then combine them into 2 pages)
7	The Expeditions Things that went well Things that went wrong Where did you walk? How easy or difficult was it? What were the meals like? Did you need any help? Mention the equipment	1 page for each day's hike. 1 page on the overnight camp.
8	The project If there are 4 Scouts in your team, divide the project into 4 sections. Must do research before you go: What photos will you take on the hike? What measurements will you make? What information will you need?	2 pages for each section.
9	Acknowledgements Include a list of people you would like to thank.	1 page
10	Route plans and maps Include both sides of the route plans for each day Include maps with dotted lines so that people can see which route you took